Unprecedented demand as many seeking help for first time
Queensland charities are experiencing unprecedented demand, with inflation, rate rises and the housing crisis hitting the vulnerable.
Cost Of Living
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‘Where’s our PM?’: Aussies shocked as Joyce unleashes
Barnaby Joyce has slammed the Labor government for being out of touch, after Aussies have vented their fury after it was revealed families are inundating food banks for help.
Two million homes in the red if RBA raises rates again
More than two million Aussie households will be in the red if the RBA raises interest rates, as expected, this week, shock new research has revealed.
Cremations overtake burials as funeral costs bite
South Australians are choosing cremation over burying their dead relatives as the cost of living crisis hits funerals, amid a surge of people dying.
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NSW withholds $350 million in child education funding
NEW South Wales has the most expensive childcare in the country.
Is it the end of the five cent coin cluttering our wallets?
THE humble five cent piece is a bugbear of many people, weighing down purses and wallets – but you can still buy lollies
Pensioners just want a little help in the Federal Budget
Mt Morgan pensioner and his ill wife travel to Brisbane half a dozen times a year for medical appointments and treatments which aren’t available in Rockhampton.
READERS DISCUSS: Grocery bills no longer matching CQ wages
Readers discuss how much money they spend on groceries a week.
Grocery lists hurting the pockets of CQ families
With two kids under four, Leesa Clark says the cost of living in Central Queensland is no longer matching people’s wages.
Central Queensland kids among the best fed in Queensland
CQ parents are the biggest spenders in Queensland when it comes to their children’s food and drinks.
Warwick parents prove thriftiest in Queensland
Parents in prove to be among the thriftiest in the state
Gladstone cost of living too high: Labor
LABOR candidate for Flynn Zac Beers is already campaigning for the looming Federal election.
University costs to rise 32% over next decade: report
THE cost of getting a university education will rise 32% over the next 10 years.
OPINION: Lower paid earners ‘opt out of super’ not solution
The total disregard for the fundamental purpose of our superannuation system displays an appalling example of fiscal short-sightedness.
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